A MAJOR MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGH REGARDING THE FIGHT TO CURE H-I-V. AND IT'S PROGRESS ALL STARTED RIGHT HERE IN JACKSON. 16 WAPT'S BRITTANY BELL IS LIVE THIS MORNING IN JACKSON... BRITTANY WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS? A SECOND BABY BORN WITH HIV IS NOW IN REMISSION THANKS TO METHODS THAT STARTED HERE IN JACKSON. A BABY BORN IN LOS ANGELES WITH HIV, A VIRUS THAT LEADS TO AIDS, MAY NOW BE IN REMISSION. THE BABY RECEIVED TREATMENT FOR THE VIRUS 4 HOURS AFTER BIRTH. THE TREATMENT STEMED FROM A SIMILAR CASE HERE IN JACKSON. PEDIATRIC AIDS SPECIALIST--- DOCTOR HANNAH GAY TREATED A MISSISSIPPI CHILD WITH HIV A VIRUS THAT LEADS TO AIDS. SHE GAVE THE NEWBORN A HEAVY- DOSE OF THREE- DRUGS--- "RIGHT AFTER BIRTH"-- AND, NOW THERE ARE NO TRACES OF H-I-V. LAST - JULY - DOCTOR GAY TOLD US SHE HOPE HER FINDINGS WOULD HELP AT-RISK BABIES WORLD-WIDE. "OBVIOUSLY WE'RE THRILLED. WE'RE THRILLED FOR OUR BABY AND HOW WELL SHE'S DOING, BUT WE'RE ALSO THRILLED THAT WE MAY BE HAVING AN IMPACT ON H-I-V FOR THE REST OF THE WORLD." THE BABY IN LA IS STILL ON ANTIVIRAL MEDICINE, BUT THE BABY TREATED HERE IN JACKSON IS STILL HIV FREE AFTER 3 YEARS. FROM U-M-C, BRITTANY BELL 16 WAPT NEWS.